Tina Thompson
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Austin, TX 78759 512-***-****
Highly motivated professional with significant accomplishments in the areas
of sales, marketing, recruiting, supervision and community networking.
Excellent communication, organizational and leadership abilities. Welcomes
challenges and responsibilities.
Professional Experience
The Village at the Arboretum Austin, 8/08 to
11/10
Senior Living Community-Horizon Bay
Sales & Marketing Director
New community pre-sales, marketing & start-up process for new building.
Responsible for mktg./sales/ new resident programs-Guide & lead Sales team.
Responsible for sales and professional outreach calls. Networking, event
planning, provided telemarketing sales and consultative sales training to
team members, built census through sales efforts. Prepared annual marketing
plan and budget for sales department. Counseled seniors through
consultative selling skills and developed trusting relationships with
clients. Manage database, weekly meetings, goal setting for team- strong
multi- tasking skills and organizational mgmt. Maintain current residents,
work w/community officials and other professionals for referral business.
Longhorn Village Retirement Community Austin, 1/05 to 08/08
Senior Sales Counselor
Responsible for direct sales, tours, referrals and training in a University
affiliated retirement community. Trained new sales associates . Lead the
mktg. team to take community from the initial stages of priority membership
to 10% conversion. I presented and planned marketing and social events for
prospective residents. Achieved and sustained the lead in priority sales
and also in 10% conversion sales among sales team. Developed relationships
with key community leaders resulting in sales and referrals.
Re/Max Real Estate
Austin, 2003-2005
Sales Recruiter
Recruited agents for 4 independently owned and operated Re/Max Real Estate
offices in Austin. Developed a marketing plan to identify and contact the
top real estate agents based on sales production in the Austin and
surrounding area. Generated leads for new recruits through effective
marketing, aggressive telephone prospecting and industry networking.
San Antonio Retail Merchants Association Austin, 1999-
2003
Senior Account Executive
Sales representative for the Austin area. Responsible for attaining new
clients, maintaining current ones and servicing the accounts in Austin for
Trans Union Credit Bureau based in San Antonio. Customers ranged from small
businesses to large government agencies.
Metromail
Austin, 1987-1999
Regional Sales Manager- Cole Publications
Directed regional activities related to promoting products and services for
business sales, including business development, marketing programs and
sales strategy. Maintained and built customer base which resulted in
competitor leaving local market. Responsible for overseeing sales, building
my sales, hiring, training and provided on-going support to staff. Achieved
and exceeded sales quotas consistently; received national performance
awards and won multiple national sales contest with Metromail.
Education
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at Austin, 1980
Bachelor of Science in Advertising